From the reviews I read, must have been different then, and I've heard other ppl say good things, unfortunately some ppl may like it, some may not. But for my taste, I liked it, I enjoyed it, it kept me watching it, instead of going, meh this is garbage.
If you don't enjoy the whole shounen genre, then there is no point in watching an anime centered around that genre, because yeah, it caters to it, but its rare you don't see a shounen anime that doesn't, or even manga for that matter. and I find it funny when ppl cry and complain that all the shounen are the same because of..... and they list the issue. Then its why bother reading that genre?? go to Seinen genre then. Sure, some anime/manga companys maybe able to protray that genre better than others. But it tends to come down to the same plot type, to the same hype, to the same, omg new power ups, etc etc.
Like I said, I enjoyed it, and I tend to recommend it to ppl who like that type of genre to action, to plot, if you want to watch it for its philosophical reasons, and critique it heavily, so be it, I rather watch it because of its entertainment, not because omg, this 1 person is sooooo annoying, omg, they re-used this plot over and over in tons of manga/ anime, I do not care... I watch it if its entertaining